Articles by Jacob Sweeney
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Auckland
New Victoria Street linear park to provide greener public space for Aucklanders
Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 10:11PMA greener, cleaner, more accessible Victoria Street is on the way for Auckland. The council has started building Te Ha Noa,...
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National
Bullrush! Cow v cop as beast makes run for freedom
Monday, 11 July 2022, 1:35PMTwo loose cattle on the run in Whanganui have now been dealt with, but not before a police officer was charged down. At one...
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Business
'Unprecedented panic buying' forces local toilet paper factory to work overtime
Wednesday, 11 March 2020, 9:56AMA toilet paper manufacturer with a Dunedin factory is making significant changes to its operations amid ''unprecedented panic...
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Education
Mass exodus: 22 kids withdrawn from school over teacher bullying claims
Thursday, 4 October 2018, 6:57AMTwenty-two students have been withdrawn from a Whanganui school this year following complaints about bullying by a teacher. And...
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National
Parents frustrated teacher's baby allowed in class
Tuesday, 21 August 2018, 6:16AMA Whanganui school that allows a relief teacher to have her baby in the classroom while she teaches has angered some parents...
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National
High school to allow all students to attend Joseph Parker's talk
Tuesday, 7 August 2018, 3:59PMWhanganui High School will allow all students to hear Joseph Parker give a motivational talk in two weeks' time. After the...
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National
Parker saddened by outcry over Maori-Pasifika boys only talk
Monday, 6 August 2018, 7:14PMA Whanganui High School event solely for Māori and Pasifika boys with boxing champ Joseph Parker has left parents outraged...
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National
Potential methane gas leak in Whanganui sends woman to hospital
Saturday, 14 July 2018, 2:25PMA couple still have no idea what led to the presence of what was thought to be methane gas around their house which put one...
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Christchurch
Medal haul for Canterbury swimmers
Friday, 13 July 2018, 11:50AMCanterbury swimmers Hannah Bates and Quinton Hurley have made the New Zealand team for the junior Pan Pacific championships...
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Business
Jobseeker's misery: 32 applications, five interviews, no work
Wednesday, 11 July 2018, 10:45AMCharlotte is 65 and wants to work. But she can't find a job. The Whanganui woman has applied for 32 jobs in six months. She's...
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National
Rise in gang violence bucks national trend
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 9:49AMNew police figures show gang violence in Whanganui's district is on the rise while the national trend declines. The figures,...
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National
Escaping the Big Smoke: The wannabe homeowners targeting cheap prices
Saturday, 9 June 2018, 5:57PMFor many, Whanganui is booming; it's the place to be. Brad van Bakel is very much in that camp. After growing up in the river...
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National
Mobility scooter users no longer to be hoisted into taxi vans
Thursday, 3 May 2018, 11:29AMA decision to stop people driving their mobility scooters into taxi vans could mean Whanganui residents like Alan Willis-Croft...
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National
Building jobs added to skill shortage list
Friday, 15 December 2017, 11:02AMIt will be easier for overseas workers in seven building-related jobs to work in New Zealand under changes to the immediate...
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National
Wealthy Kiwis eligible for winter payments
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 3:32PMRather than singling out poorer families to receive the government's new Winter Energy Payment, the government is relying...
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Politics
Ardern: Australia's being overly sensitive about Manus
Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 2:55PMAustralia is being overly sensitive around New Zealand's offer to take refugees from Manus Island, Prime Minister Jacinda...
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Politics
Seymour drums up euthanasia support
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 3:32PMDavid Seymour has launched a campaign to get support for his End of Life Choices Bill which could dominate the headlines...
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National
Bill English: Australia a pervasive influence
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 12:34PMForget Russia, China or the United States, National leader Bill English has said that the biggest foreign influence on New...
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National
Secret coalition document stays hidden for now
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 10:05AMUPDATE 12.04PM: Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier says it's premature to say he's reached a decision on whether a 33-page coalition...
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Politics
Euthanasia bill could be heard in December
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 5:02PMVictoria has become the first state in Australia to legalise voluntary assisted dying and David Seymour says it will give...
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Politics
Govt worried about secret docs: National
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 12:03PMRefusing to release 33 pages of notes behind the Labour-NZ First coalition agreement suggests the government is worried about...
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Politics
Peters holds top secret talks with US
Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 12:23PMUS Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has held a surprising last-minute meeting with Foreign Minister Winston Peters to discuss...
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Politics
Ardern increases pressure on Australia
Monday, 13 November 2017, 6:32AMPrime Minster Jacinda Ardern has grave concerns about refugees on Manus Island and says they will be her sole focus when...
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Vote2017
Left could secure NZ First's future: ex-MP
Wednesday, 18 October 2017, 11:36AMFor the sake of NZ First's future as a party former MP Richard Prosser said they should go left. Mr Prosser was bumped down...